Latest festival news – Page 2
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Focus Features acquires Wes Anderson’s Cannes-tipped ‘The Phoenician Scheme’
Universal Pictures International handles distribution outside North America.
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Marcelo Caetano’s Cannes Critics Week title ‘Baby’ closes UK theatrical deal (exclusive)
Film about a young man abandoned by his parents who turns to sex work on the streets of Sao Paolo is sold by M-Appeal.
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BFI delegation of disabled UK filmmakers attends Rotterdam
Inaccessability of festivals prompted British Film Institute to take a delegation of four UK-based disabled filmmakers to IFFR Pro.
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Locarno Open Doors, Vision du Reel set to lose major Swiss funding from 2029
The decision by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation throws their future into question.
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From cannibal horror to AI dystopias: industry execs on IFFR Pro’s standout 2025 projects
Screen talks to sales execs and producers about the project hightlights at this year’s CineMart and Darkoom.
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Cherry Pickers’ Huub Roelvink wins inaugural EFM Distributor Award
Benelux distributor to be honoured at European Film Market’s Kick-Off event on February 12.
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Indonesian director Mouly Surya on ‘This City Is A Battlefield’: “I was trying to push the boundaries”
Filmmaker’s latest closes International Film Festival Rotterdam this weekend.
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‘Facing War’, about Nato handling of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to open CPH:DOX 2025
Film will play in the main Dox:Award competition.
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Georgian drama ‘Tear Gas’ leads Rotterdam’s IFFR Pro winners
Nine projects win prizes from IFFR Pro’s Cinemart and Darkroom programme.
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Incredible Film adds Dutch romantic comedy ‘About Women’ to EFM slate (exclusive)
Film is produced by Millstreet Films, the makers of hit Dutch series Máxima, and forms part of Incredible’s EFM slate.
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Corneliu Porumboiu to be special guest of Visions du Reel
The Romanian filmmaker is best known for ‘12:08 East Of Bucharest’.
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Netherlands Film Fund’s Sandra den Hamer on the revival of the Dutch industry: “We are on the way up”
With several titles at Rotterdam and a growing market share for local films, den Hamer says industry is moving forward after several difficult years.
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Sideshow, Janus Films acquire Berlin-bound Sundance drama ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’
Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall star.
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Hubert Bals’ funding pot grows as demand for development financing rises
International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) has backed festival hits such as Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light
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BFI Flare to close with erotic thriller ‘Night Stage’
The festival also announced “Dreams In Nightmares’ as a special presentation.
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‘Another Simple Favor’ starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively named SXSW opening night premiere
Fest runs March March 7–15. Previously announced Opening Night TV Premiere is The Studio.
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CPH:DOX launches human rights initiative and film programme with art institution
Human:Rights aims to communicate the topic of human rights through lived experiences.
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Four talking points from Sundance 2025
Low deal count, genuine discoveries, talk of 2027 and beyond.
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Juliette Binoche named 2025 Cannes jury president
French star won best actress on the Croisette in 2010 for Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy.
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The rise of the Netherlands as a co-production player: “What you see is what you get with the Dutch”
Leading Dutch producers on why they are increasingly working internationally with co-production partners.